Don Nelson, who was inducted in September to the Naismith Hall of Fame, was honored before Wednesday's game.

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MINNESOTA, MN - FILE: Head coach Don Nelson of Golden State Warriors in the first half against the Minnesota Timberwolves during a basketball game at Target Center on April 7, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was reported that head coach Don Nelson was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame April 2, 2012. (Photo by Hannah Foslien /Getty Images)

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Artist David Garibaldi paints a tribute to Warriors and Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson during halftime as the Golden State Warriors played the Atlanta Hawks at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, November 14, 2012.

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Artist David Garibaldi presents a painting as a tribute to Warriors and Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson during halftime as the Golden State Warriors played the Atlanta Hawks at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, November 14, 2012.

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Newly inducted Hall of Famer Don Nelson says his coaching career is over, but the NBA's all-time leader in wins sure would have some fun drawing up offensive sets for center Andrew Bogut.

"You could do almost anything with him if you were the coach," said Nelson, who was at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night as the team honored his September induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. "You can run your offense through him, because he loves to pass. He's actually too unselfish. He has the ability to score, you have to honor his jump shot, and he can score a little bit down low.

"On the other end, he blocks shots. How many big centers will take a charge? He'll take a charge. He really wants to win. I think he's terrific, but he's got the one problem: He can't stay healthy. Where's that going to end up? That will determine his greatness."

Nelson is regarded as one of the game's brightest innovators, having masterminded the point forward and the use of miniature lineups to create offensive mismatches, among other cutting-edge ideas. He won 1,335 games in 31 seasons, was named Coach of the Year three times (1983 and 1985 with Milwaukee and 1992 with Golden State), and had 13 fifty-win seasons.

He averaged 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds a game during 14 NBA seasons as a player. He won five championships with the Celtics as a player and coached the U.S. team to the 1994 FIBA World Championship.

Nelson flirted with returning to coaching in July 2011 with Minnesota, but he said he's content with his life away from the game. He has a coffee shop and rental properties on Maui, and he's working with a friend in Detroit on a company that produces watches, bicycles and leather goods.

He hopes to add a Hall of Fame to the back of his coffee shop with balls, trophies, photos and other memorabilia from his career, because he doesn't think his wins record is going to last long.

"I'd love to have somebody go up there and beat it," Nelson said. "I think there will be 10 guys who beat the hell out of that number. I'm not here to hold it long, hopefully."